Air Force to Army (interest in flying UH-60's or AH-64's)

August 3rd, 2012, 12:11 PM

Hey everyone,

I separated from the Air Force as a Captain in 2009, after four years on active duty. I'm presently 29 years old and interested in flying either a UH-60 or AH-64 in the ANG and would like to know if anyone has any information on how I would go about this or if you could direct me to someone who would know. I currently live in New Mexico, but would have no issue relocating.

At your age, you're running out of time. I presume that you're not already a pilot, but if you were (even of some other airframe), that would be an advantage.

Contact a local recruiter, and get in touch with the Officer Strength Manager (OSM). The OSM will work the generalized requirements to bring you into the Guard, while you're working with the SAAO in your state on the aviation-specific requirements.

Yes, I failed to mention that you could be fortunate enough to transfer branches and branch Aviation in order to remain as an O-grade but that is a different dynamic. Many Os go the Warrant route if they want to focus on flying throughout their career until they hit the senior Warrant ranks.